Still the same! This is authentic as you're going to get. I love that they are just as consistent now as they've been since they opened many many years ago. The Starlite special is a fan favorite but even if you try something else just know it's going to be fantastic. Service was also great! read more

Starlite Grill - Starlite special - American Near Me - Leesville, Louisiana

Been there a couple times and find the pork fried rice a little salty but will give it another try. read more

Starlite Grill - Food was a little salty but I will still go back for another try. - American Near Me - Leesville, Louisiana

The food is great; I have eaten here many times for lunch and no complaints with food or service. Only con is they accept cash only, this is inconvenient bc I don't usually carry cash. read more

Love This place Great Food, recommend the Starlite Special, have been eating there since early 99s read more

If you're looking for authentic Korean food, keep going, this isn't it. But if you're looking for a fast Asian meal, absolutely. Tried their radish kimchi and the chicken and broccoli. Kimchi was insanely salty. Chicken and broccoli tasted similar to any other Chinese take out, equivalent to Panda Express. I tried their hot and spicy pork, it had a ton of fatty pieces. An hour after our meal, both me and my partner were on the toilet, multiple times. read more

Starlite Grill - Chicken and broccoli - American Near Me - Leesville, Louisiana

Service is excellent. Nice small and quiet The special is always huge. 3-4 servings from one plate. Owner very nice and the food will make you want to take a nap after getting full read more

Best Beef Bulgogi ever! Fried rice is awesome here too! Old timey counter ordering is neat.

This is my favorite place to eat in Leesville. The Starlite Special has been a favorite for years! read more

Starlite Grill - I can eat this every day!! - American Near Me - Leesville, Louisiana

I have been coming to this place since I was a little girl. My father was originally from Leesville and my mother is Korean. So when my mother was brought state side of course my Dad brought her here. We didn't live in Leesville; but my grandparents did as well as other family members. So I can remember almost every summer coming here to eat with my Dad; until our trips to Leesville slowed down after my grandparents' passings. The last time as an adult coming here was back in 2016 and then now. My father has since passed; and my Uncle and I came here with my two girls. It took a minute for the owner to recognize us; but she in fact remembered us all! The same lady still owns the place and the food is just as I remember it! Definitely consistent. Our favorite was the Starlite Special, which is her amazing version of bulgogi, fried rice and yaki mandu. I honestly like her bulgogi better than my mom's. Traditionally it's more soupy in a sense, but I love the stickiness and char to the way she cooks it. It's just got great flavor. This go around, of course I got the Starlite Special and then ordered the Kalbi Plate, Spicy Squid Plate (not on the menu), Bi Bim Bap, cucumber kimchi, radish kimchi and the cabbage kimchi. I wanted to order the Spicy Seafood Soup; but she was out of ingredients. Everything is cooked to order; the wait wasn't long at all. The portion sizes are huge here, and the price point it great. The Starlite Special was just as amazing as I've remembered in the past. The kalbi plate was yummy. Bi bim bap was amazing. The spicy squid, yum!!!! The kimchis were the only part that weren't my favorite.... The cucumber kimchi is great! The radish kimchi was a tad on the salty side, even for me, but I just diluted it with rice and was fine. The cabbage kimchi was not my favorite. She definitely puts hot sauce, like Louisiana or another brand in her sauce and well I wasn't digging it. I look forward to coming here again; service is great, food is fresh, and well this place brings back memories. I was so glad for her to meet my kids and they just loved her. If you're in Leesville definitely swing by! *** FYI she doesn't accept credit cards, cash only *** read more

Starlite Grill - Radish Kimchi, Cucumber Kimchi and Cabbage Kimchi - American Near Me - Leesville, Louisiana

Amazing food cooked to order. Friendly staff and incredibly clean place. Haven't had Korean food this good since Seoul read more

Starlite Grill - Lunch - American Near Me - Leesville, Louisiana

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Leesville, Louisiana, which is near Fort Polk, has a sizable Korean expatriate population. While driving though town, I decided to stop into the Starlite Grill for dinner. The exterior resembles an old 1950s-era diner but appears to be adequately maintained. The parking lot is clean, ample for most passenger cars, but may be a problem for trucks and other larger vehicles. A sign on the front door informed potential patrons that they accept cash only, and that they are practicing social distancing in the dining room by limiting seating areas. The interior is also a blast from the past, with a 1950s-style lunch counter, as well as some booths and tables. The owner greeted me and gave me a menu, which had several Korean menu items, as well as a few Chinese and American entrees. The prices are reasonable which is what I expect from a cash-only operation. I ordered the "Starlite Special," as well as a small plate of cabbage Kim-chi and a Diet Coke--it seems like they have recently switched from offering Pepsi products to Coca-Cola here. A server brought out my drink and Kim-chi, and asked if I was fine with chopsticks or should he get a fork for me. I was fine with the chopsticks and overall his service was very friendly. Sitting at a booth, I can hear the owner grilling my entree which she brought to me. The Starlite Special consisted of a generous serving of bulgolgi beef, fried rice, and yaki mandu. The food quality is good and made to order using fresh ingredients. While eating, I was able to make some small talk with the owner, who told me a little bit of history about the diner--that it was about 60 years old, and that she had been running it for about 40 years. A lot of her customers are Koreans connected with Fort Polk, and she strives to bring them a taste of home. Overall, the food at Starlite Grill was good and the service even better, and I will certainly consider stopping by the next time I am in the area! read more

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Starlite Grill located in Leesville, LA is a small cozy restaurant that serves multiple Korean dishes. Order at cashier and sit down awaiting your meal, diner sitting and 8 sit down tables. CASH ONLY, no cash app, no credit card. Recommend the Bibimbap, Spicy Squid, and Spicy Cucumber Kimchee. The Jajameong noodles are not traditional with beef steak within the Blackbean sauce. Ample parking right off the corner of S Fifth Street and E Singleton Street. read more

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I was in town visiting when I decided to go to Starlite Grill, which has been a favorite eatery of mine since I was a child living in Leesville. This experience on my last visit was one that will now stop me from visiting the restaurant. I called in my food order to be picked up and ordered Bulgogi and rice, Yakimondu and kimchi and was asked by the server on the phone what type of kimchi I wanted, cucumber or cabbage. I told her cabbage. When I went to pick up my food. I paid $28 and some change, along with leaving a tip. Grabbed my food to go and left. As I went to start opening my packages, I realized that I did not have the kimchi, I went back to the restaurant, and the lady preparing the food wanted to argue with me that I did not order the kimchi and she did not charge me for it and can charge me at this point. I was really disappointed in how she acted as if I had never ordered the kimchi when she asked me what kind I wanted and then to eat the food, which was just not at the same quality as it has been in the past. I won't be going back to starlite. I was so disappointed because I look forward to coming into town and being able to eat there, but I won't be going back. It wasn't a good experience. read more

Best place in the world. No question. Cash only. Which more places SHOULD be. Very nice staff!

THE BEST!! my favorite restaurant to binge eat I'm a creature of habit and always order the Starlite Special. These ladies are consistent every single time & it always taste the best. Will forever be my favorite spot in Leesville. read more

I don't even know where to begin except everything about starlight is AMAZING !! So starlight has been in my life forever . I literally have been eating here for 38 years and I have never had or known ANYONE who has ever had a bad experience ! The owner is basically family now since I've been going there so long !! I love starlight grill !!!! It's a cash only establishment so remember that !!! read more

Everything was great!! Service, food and facility. I would definitely recommend this restaurant.

Absolutely delicious! My wife and I each got a Starlight Special (bulgogi, Yaki mandu and fried rice ) and could have shared just one. Kimchi was fresh and flavorful. This place is a gem! read more

Starlite Grill - Starlight Special with cucumber and radish kimchi. This is what is left. We could have shared one plate. Absolutely delicious! - American Near Me - Leesville, Louisiana

Starlite will always be one of my favs. Everything is great. The food is amazing, the service is amazing, the settings is as well. If you want great Korean food with a little hometown feel this is the place to go. read more

The food was amazing. The woman who worked there was amazing and sweet, the place was clam and very clean. Will come here again when I get the chance. read more

This restaurant was my first ever exposure to Korean food. Starlite Grill has been in Leesville forever. I remember this place as a child. You never see many cars there and that is usually a bad sign for a restaurant but SG is a tasty exception. Granted, this type of restaurant is not for everyone. I understand that completely. This is not a fancy place. It is probably a little too casual. There is no waiter service. You order at the cash register. The restaurant is very small, too. Trust me, there is nothing elaborate or fancy about the SG. What you will get is terrific food and lots of it, too. The owner and staff cook up the food in a grill right behind the cash register. It is mesmerizing to watch them add ingredients to the grill so effortlessly. The kimchi is delicious and they have different varieties to enjoy. The Starlight Special is my FAVORITE but, boy, is there alot of food. The Starlight Special is fried rice, yakimondo and bulgogi. One special is enough for a family. It's so darned good, too. You will not see a big food service truck pull up to unload, either. Everything is done on site and brought in from the grocery store by the owner and his wife. One of my favorite things about SG is the atmosphere. I love the loud Korean voices, the games of majongg being played at the front table by the women. I chuckle when they get into an argument over the game and their Korean gets louder. I have no clue what they say but it certainly adds to the ambiance of the restaurant. Smoking is banned in restaurants now but in the past there was a cloud of cigarette smoke encircling the mahjongg ladies and it added to their character. These women might argue over a tile game but they sure can cook. Again, nothing fancy or special about SG but the food is authentic, plentiful and delicious. They don't take credit cards or checks. This place is cash only but worth every red cent. SG is the real deal when it comes to Korean food. read more

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Really good, I'm so glad I found this place. My husband and I ordered the beef bulgogi, he got it with the white rice and I got it with fried rice. We spent $30 with tip. Customer service is great, their so sweet and the food came quickly! Also, BIG portions. I had enough for leftovers the next day. We highly recommend coming here. read more

Starlite Grill - Beef bulgogi with fried rice - American Near Me - Leesville, Louisiana

all the kimchi is good you can't go wrong, and then the beef Bulgogi is awesome.. cash only but worth it.

I ate here while working at one of the local schools. It's somewhat of a hole in the wall but the food is fairly decent.The bimbimbap was okay not the best I've ever had but it was good. read more

I am new in this area and i work in leesville. I have never heard of this place until everyone i work with tells me about this place. I finally tried their food. My fiance and I love to try new things. We ordered the starlite special and the spicy cucumbers and we loved every thing. The employees were so nice and helpful. read more

Absolutely delicious! Service is great. It's not abnormally priced. Make sure you bring cash. Card not accepted.

Delicious food and great service. My family and I stopped in here for lunch and we're glad we did. We all ordered different things - starlite special, sweet and sour chicken, kalbi and rice, and udong noodles...along with cabbage kimchi and cucumber kimchi. Personally, I thought the starlight special was the best dish and the cucumber kimchi was AMAZING.....and this is coming from someone who typically avoids kimchi like the plague because of flavor and spice level. The owners were so kind and wonderful to talk to. Being from Houston, we have wide selection of Korean restaurants to choose from, so we were quite impressed with the food here. Definitely recommend giving this place a try and make sure to get the starlite special! read more

Fantastic! Too much food to finish in 1 sitting! Only drawback is they don't accept any form of payment that isn't ....$$CASH$$

I have never been to this establishment and had a bad meal. The workers are always friendly and they get to know you on a personal level.

This was good but I've had better. Service was great. Had to go on post and was hungry by the time we headed out back to Lafayette. read more

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They skimp on the meat. It used to be good but now it's just not worth it. The food is ok quality but not enough protein

I've been coming to this place since I was little. I absolutely love this place! My favorite to get is the special and the cucumber kimchi 10/10 recommend!! read more

Great Korean food for price ! I make the drive from Lake Charles and well worth it. Korean approved ! read more

I always get the Starlite special never tried anything else but maybe one day i will. I love the special thoe. I don't ever hate it.

The BEST Korean food for MILES! It is cash only, but that is not an issue when it comes to quality cuisine!

In general I'm leery of visiting Asian restaurants in non-metropolitan areas as I've found through many experiences that the tastes are frequently too adapted to local preferences. But after trying to visit several other establishments for dinner that were closed, Starlite was still open- props for that. A small diner south of the downtown Leesville area, they were right off the main drag of LA-171. Lots of good smells when I walked in, decided to try the Kalbi beef plate. The owner soon served it up, hot and fresh. It wasn't the short rib cut of beef I was familiar with, but it still smelled and tasted good, Lots of meat and rice, I ordered a side of bean sprouts for variety. I had enough for leftovers the next day. Price with tip for both dishes was about $20, cash only. Starlite was a nice change of pace when you wanted a meal with white rice in Leesville LA. Will repeat when my travels bring me back to Leesville/Ft Polk and recommend. read more

Starlite Grill - Kalbi plate - American Near Me - Leesville, Louisiana

I love this spot!!great food made carefully by the Korean lady.She is always very humble and remember-Cash Only!! read more

Starlite Grill - Starlight special with Cucumber kimchi!Awesome!! - American Near Me - Leesville, Louisiana

I've heard of people saying this was a hidden gem so I decided to try it out since I love Korean food. When I entered the restaurant it was very outdated. I needed to get a high chair for my daughter so I went to the corner of the room to grab one and noticed two roach traps underneath them. When I saw that I decided to have my daughter on my lap. I ordered their "Starlite Special" which included Beef, rice and three fried dumplings. The rice was sooooo salty!! It was literally drenched in soy sauce. The beef and fried dumplings were ok. Every Korean food I've tasted has been amazing. This one was not! It was a total fail. My husband ordered the Shrimp fried rice and it was bland and the shrimp wasn't cleaned: they were not deveined. Our meals were expensive. Just two small plates, hot tea and a fountain drink for over $20. This place doesn't even do the complimentary sides of pickled veggies and kimchi like I'm use to getting at other Korean Restaurants. After just a couple bites of our food, we had enough. We got up and went to the counter to cash out and the lady behind the counter asked how was everything. I told her my rice was very salty and her response was "Well people like it like that." There was no "I'm sorry" or anything. I will never go back to Starlite Grill ever again, let alone recommend this place to someone! It should have been a sign for me to turn around and leave after seeing those roach traps! read more

Being half Korean I was excited to find a Korean restaurant in town. Only I found the food ok. The cabbage kimchi is made with regular head of cabbage not napa cabbage. I got the Jajameung, the flavor was there but the sauce was thick and chunky. The meat in it was thick and chewy. My husband got the Spicy pork and sweet and sour chicken. Both of which we will not be ordering again. They where both in a lot of sauce and not what I remember how they should taste from when my mother used to make it. I did try them again, this time ordering the bibimbap, easy and difficult to mess up. It tasted good. I don't think we'll be coming back here. Instead will try to make them at home using some YouTube videos. FYI, they only take cash. read more

Starlite Grill - Bibimbap was tasty - American Near Me - Leesville, Louisiana

I feel like I'm pretty well versed in Korean American food and this place is among the best. Huge portions and reasonable prices give it the first 4 stars, and the fact that the spice on the "spicy beef" is just right, gets the final star. Minor wish list would be more side items of the Korean variety. Only ones on the menu are kimchi cabbage and cucumber. read more